AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
July 15, 2014
Rachel Browne
Social Affairs Reporter
Sexual assault cases should be heard in specialist courts, the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions told the royal commission into child sexual abuse on Tuesday.
Lloyd Babb, SC, said sexual assault cases comprise almost a quarter of the office’s work but deserve sensitive handling due to their nature.
He told the royal commission it was his opinion that such cases be dealt with by specialist prosecutors in dedicated courts.
“It is a way of facilitating, ensuring that questions are age-appropriate”: Director of Public Prosecutions Lloyd Babb.
“These things in my view should be considered very closely – specialist sexual assault courts and, in particular, child sexual assault courts,’’ the Director of Public Prosecutions told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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